Getting started with your Postgraduate Research journey

Starting you Postgraduate Research degree is a very exciting time, but it can also be difficult to know where to start.

This section will provide you with all the essential information and useful contact details you will need to begin your journey.

All Postgraduate Research students are required to complete a number of mandatory courses and training in the following areas:

Quick links to the mandatory courses/ training

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Ethics in Research

All Postgraduate Research students are required to complete the mandatory Ethics course.

Select the ‘Ethics Application/ Healthcare Sponsorship’ tile and this should take you to the Online Ethics System.

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Confirmation of Candidature

All Postgraduate Research students must complete a small amount of mandatory training within the first three months of study.  

Informal study

Health and Safety

To remain safe and healthy with a minimum impact on the surroundings, the Health, Safety and Resilience (HS&R) Team have developed a Health and Safety Introduction course for all Postgraduate Research students.

This is an online course which you can access on canvas: https://canvas.swansea.ac.uk/enroll/CBKKNN 

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